€2,200 Estrellas High Roller Day 1b | 2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

09-01-2024 01:18 UTC+1

Alberdi Eliminated by Steinmetz

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jorge Alberdi committed roughly 100,000 chips from the big blind versus Ronald Steinmetz in the hijack.

Jorge Alberdi: 8♣8♥ All in
Ronald Steinmetz: 10♦10♥

The board came A♣7♣5♠3♥3♠ as Steinmetz's tens held to thin the field to 111 remaining players with 98 the number advancing to Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Steinmetz	365,000 365,000	365,000
Jorge Alberdi	Busted

Tags: Jorge Alberdi Ronald Steinmetz

09-01-2024 01:21 UTC+1

Mokhtar Sends Another One Packing

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Mike Patrick

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With just under 80,000 in the pot with a completed board of A♦10♥7♣3♣9♦, Tibor Nagygyorgy picked a bad time to move all in from the big blind as he was snap-called for his last 30,000 by Rayane Mokhtar under-the-gun.

Tibor Nagygyorgy: J♦9♣ All in
Rayane Mokhtar: A♥A♣

Nagygyorgy had smashed right into Mokhtar's set of aces and he became the latest elimination as the bubble is very close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayane Mokhtar	575,000 575,000	575,000
Tibor Nagygyorgy	Busted

Tags: Rayane Mokhtar Tibor Nagygyorgy

09-01-2024 01:23 UTC+1

Some Recent Eliminations

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Laura Fryer

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action has stagnated as we edge closer to the bubble; currently there are 108 remaining players, with play stopping today when the field reduces to 98.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamel Hassani	Busted
Virgile Turchi	Busted
Encheng Zhang	Busted
Maxim Boguslavskiy	Busted
Sven Andersson	Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

09-01-2024 01:30 UTC+1

Wm Allows Palma To Double

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Laura Fryer

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nicholas Palma open-jammed for around 65,000 from under the gun. Jorge Garces re-jammed for 122,000. Ace Wm tanked the button but eventually folded, leaving the players to flip their hands.

Nicholas Palma: K♣K♦ All in
Jorge Garces: A♣K♥

The flop came Q♣3♠10♥ and Wm let out an 'on no'. As he told the table, he had 'folded pocket queens'.

The 7♥ and 2♦ completed the board, leaving Palma to double up, just 5 players away from the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Palma	160,000 160,000	160,000
Ace Wm	100,000 100,000	100,000
Jorge Garces	57,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Ace Wm Jorge Garces Nicholas Palma

09-01-2024 01:37 UTC+1

Kusumoto Felts Ievchenko

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Mike Patrick

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Cards were on their backs with the board reading 7♥5♣4♥ with Oleksii Ievchenko at risk from the button versus Ryoki Kusumoto in early position.

Oleksii Ievchenko: A♠J♠ All in
Ryoji Kusumoto: 8♥4♦

Ievchenko would need to improve his ace-high to survive, and did so on the A♥ turn. The card gave Kusumoto an added flush draw to go with his pair and straight draw though.

The river brought the 8♣, giving Kusumoto a winning two pair of eights and fours to snatch back the pot as he threatens to end the night among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryoji Kusumoto	590,000 430,000	430,000
Oleksii Ievchenko	Busted

Tags: Oleksii Ievchenko Ryoji Kusumoto

09-01-2024 01:45 UTC+1

Clock Calls Galore! Hand For Hand Play Begins

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Mike Patrick

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The tournament is just two eliminations away from ending the day and sending the final 98 players on to Day 2 in the money.

Play has ground to a near-halt with tanking everywhere and multiple calls for clocks around the room.

Tournament staff has just announced that they will now begin hand-for-hand play until those eliminations are reached.

09-01-2024 02:03 UTC+1

Garces' Elimination Brings Field to Stone Bubble

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Mike Patrick

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jorge Garces moved all in for just 21,000 from late position and action folded to Jiaze Li in the big blind who was also on a short stack.

He hated having to call 9,000 more given what he had both in chips and the cards he held, but made the call.

Jorge Garces: A♥2♥ All in
Jiaze Li: 5♠3♠

The board came 6♦3♣2♠8♠Q♥ as it ran out about as well as Li could ask for as he paired his three on the flop and held from there to trim the field to 99.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiaze Li	90,000 61,000	61,000
Jorge Garces	Busted

Tags: Jiaze Li Jorge Garces

09-01-2024 02:12 UTC+1

Stechbarth Eliminates Maltez on the Bubble

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Mike Patrick

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jonas Stechbarth raised to 60,000 in early position, leaving himself about 15,000 behind. Action folded to Anthony Maltez who was all in for his big blind.

Anthony Maltez: 6♦2♥ All in
Jonas Stechbarth: A♥4♥

The flop came K♦7♦5♦, bringing Maltez hope of a flush with his lone baby diamond.

However the 9♣ turn and 7♠ river brought no further help and after just two hands of hand-for-hand play, the bubble burst, sending the final 98 players on to Day 2 in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Stechbarth	100,000 100,000	100,000
Fabrice Maltez	Busted

Tags: Anthony Maltez Jonas Stechbarth

09-01-2024 02:12 UTC+1

Players Bag for Day 2

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Laura Fryer

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Play has ended on level 21 with 17-minutes left on the clock. 98 players will return to play Day 2 tomorrow from this flight, combined with successful bags from the earlier Day 1a.

The full recap will be posted shorty.